/*
 * Copyright 2008,2009,2010 Daniel Freitas
 * 
 * This file is part of DMF Generic DAO.
 * 
 * DMF Generic DAO is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General
 * Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or (at your option) any
 * later version.
 * 
 * DMF Generic DAO is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied
 * warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU Lesser General Public License for more
 * details.
 * 
 * You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public License along with DMF Generic DAO. If not, see
 * <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 */
package com.googlecode.dmf.genericdao;

import java.lang.reflect.Method;

import com.googlecode.dmf.genericdao.annotaions.QueryMethod;

public interface QueryNameResolver {

    /**
     * Resolves the query name by returning the name passed as a parameter to the {@link QueryMethod} annotation.
     *
     * @param targetMethod
     *            The method to scan for the target annotation.
     * @return The query name or null if the method was not annotated by {@link QueryMethod} or the name attribute was
     *         not set.
     */
    String resolveName(final Method targetMethod);

}